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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"They built a house and farmed land between the Royal (Wescustogo) and Cousins (Chusquissacke) Rivers, in what is now present-day Yarmouth and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"7, pg. 401 Example of a proprietor meeting at the Royall Exchange Tavern on King Street in Boston. X While claiming ownership to hundreds of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… the patents and grants written by provincial or royal officials who most often were wholly ignorant of the region’s geography."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… where land could be granted and organized by Royal decree, Dunbar’s settlement efforts threatened most of the land claimed by the new companies."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… (granting land from King Charles I under a royal charter) to a vague, poorly defined area on both sides of the Kennebec River."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… signed by Robin Hood, in 1675, on the Wescustogo (Royal) River, and appeared on a deed regarding land on Merriconeag Neck with Robin Hood and her…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"The Royal River corridor, a large, intact wildlife habitat, is preserved from development. Open vistas beckon bicyclists, walkers, and runners while…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… and in 1768, ten residents sent a petition to the Royal Governor asking for help in keeping outsiders from coming to the island to get already cut…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… alternate to the extravagant excess of required royal court dress, and seen in her 1783 portrait by Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun (Metropolitan Museum of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"Knee length party dresses include a royal blue solid beaded sleeveless chemise; a simple cream chiffon (possibly wedding) dress, short sleeved with a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… than a necessary addition to the all-important royal grant. Holding title from a Wabanaki deed, Pejepscot Proprietors like Adam Winthrop argued…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… a belief that ownership was made not through royal seals, Indian deeds, or any deeds at all, but instead through possession—applying one’s labor to…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"Vaughan was a member of the Royal Society of Science in England and corresponded with many of the leading scientists of the day. Dr."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… issue they believed could be alleviated by direct royal control. If granted, Maine's status would have been equal to Massachusetts within the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… frontier gained imperial backing in 1691, when a royal charter allowed the government at Boston to absorb what the English called the Province of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… claimant comes producing pompus Parchmints of royal patents or fragments of Antient Indian Deeds."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"It is written that in the early 1890’s, “one car Royal Gem, one car Taylor’s Fancy Patent, just received direct form the mills and to be sold very…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"Lucy’s father was Thomas Flucker, the Royal Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts just before the Revolution, and she came from a very wealthy…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… east side of Carr Mountain, near the home of Ben Royal, was a Way Station that had a tie up for horses and lodging for travelers."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… establishing the border date from as early as the royal charter for Nova Scotia of 1621, long disagreements about the boundaries of French Acadie…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… appropriating large amounts of timber for the Royal Navy, which he seemingly had no interest in helping with."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… is credited with establishing shipbuilding on the Royal River. Until his retirement in 1844, Pratt launched two to three vessels annually, mostly…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… purchase with a conservation easement through the Royal River Conservation Trust. Through generous donations by many individuals and support from…"